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June 12,1928. Re. 16,993 v A. STECHBART PORTABLE TALKING. MACHINE Originai Filed Sept; 18, 1916 Reissued June 12, 1928.

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reactants TALKING MACHINE.

Original No. 1,236,614, dated June 19, 191-'7, Se1'ia1 'No.-"120,596, flled septemer 18, 1916: Application mation and association of the component parts of a talking machine, adapted to be ito'lded together into a compa'ct and convenient fOIIIlfOI' transportation fromlplwce to place. "And the prese'nt improvementjhas for its object to -provideastructural formation and association of parts'wheieby the talking" machine' may be compactly folded together, andWith *which provision is made for the convenient" storage of a stoclvot' sound records all 'as-will-hereinaiter more p p type, hinged at; tl1e-=open; tront en'dj-of the fully ap ear.

"'Inthe' accompanying drawing: I

Figui-'e'l,is a perspectiveviejw ot-a talking machine embodying the present inventhin, with the parts shown in an openand active positionfand with the sound box .arm shown in an inactive positT'nun dotted lines. Fig. 2, "is a alongi-tudin l-- sectiona1 elevation of the "same, with the parts in :a' closed and i nactiveposition. J

' Similar reference numerals indicate like .partsinbothi'views. 1' Ref r-negro the drawing, 1 1 the body portion, and"? the hinged" coyer portionbf the in'c'lo'sing 'casin'g'of a talking machine of the disk-record type, the (parts -bei-ng finishcd' and-"trimmed to resemble a travelingsuit case or the like. 'Dhe-b'ody portion 1 is preferably of i a'--i'ectangiilar box form and houses the motor mechanism as well as the fixed forwardly l extending sound amplifying conveyor or horn 3 of the ma-- chine. The outlet end of said conveyor or horn 3 is associated with a sound regulating door 4 or like provision in the front wall of the body portion 1 of the machinecasing.

5 designates the record carrier, mounted to rotate above the top web or closure 6 of the body portion 1 of the machine casing, and adapted to receive rotation from a suitable motor arranged in said body portion 1.-

7 designates the horizontally swinging tone or sound box arm, pivotally associated with the inner end of the conveyor or horn 3 aforesaid, and carrying at its freeend the sound box or reproducer 8, as shown.

The construction and arrangement of parts sofar described are common to talk ing machines now in general use, and may be of any ordinary and usual type, the material part of the present invention comprisdesignates dug in connection-therewitlr =featuresas follows ber formed-on the under side of the hinged -co 'ver2 of the machine casing," \;vith-its rear "bot-tom--;spaceor-chamber 1.2,;to receive the soundbox arm 7 aforesaid,when the same is in its inactive position as illustrated in 'full lines in Fig. Qand in dOttedlinesinFig 1. "l3 designates a lid or'door ot'the dropa 5 i 9 designates a sound-record storagechamstorage chamber-9 aforesaid, and adapted to afi'ord convenient. access: through the open -iront ot saldrhamber to the sound records stored tl1erem,-and to' close said chamber and protect 'thesound records when the machine vis closed forstorage, transportation, 's-etc.

14 designates arecessf-forme'd in the top board or Web 6 or the machinecasing and time decrease the Fheight required in r the chamber -12 'a't'oresaid, as illustrated in' vention, what I claim 'as new anddesireto secure. by Letters Patent, is a 1. A "(I-ASIIIg compris ng a I =rectangu1ar box-shaped 'body rneniber having a sunken partition providing an open top chamber for the record carrier of a talking machine, a cover member hinged at its rear end to said body member and divided by an L'shape partition into a forward storage chamber and a rearward open bottom chamber adapted to receive the reproducer andtone arm of a talking machine after the same has been swung back into an inoperativeposition. a

2. A casing comprising, a rectangular boxshaped body member having a sunken partition providing an open top chamber for the record carrier of a talking machine, a cover member hinged at its rear end to said "body member and divided by an L shape partition into a forward storage chamber and a rearward open bottom chamber adapted to receive the reproducer and tone arm of talking machine after the same has been swung '-'Having thus afully described my said inshaped body back into-an inoperative position, the aforesaid sunken partition having a recess for the reception of thelower portion of saidreproduce-r.

3. A casing com rising a rectangular boxmemger having a sunken par tition providing an open-top chamber for the record carrier of a talking machine,

means including a wall extending in a directlonfrom front to rear of said body member beneath said partition to constitute a sound amplifying horn, a cover member hinged at its rear end to said body member, and a record storage element carried by said cover, said record storage element being spaced from the rear end of said'cover so as to provide a. rearward open-bottom chamber adapted to receive the reproducer and tone-- arm of a talking machine a-fter'the same have been swung back into an inoperative position and said record storage element substantially filling said cover forwardof said open-bottom chamber.

4. A casing comprising a rectangular boxshaped body member having a sunken partition provlding an open-top chamber for the record carrier of a talking machine, means including a wall extending in adirection from front to rear of said body member beneath said partitionto constitute a sound amplifying horn, a cover'member hinged at its rear end to said body memberand divided by an L-shape partition into a forward storage chamber and a rearward-openbottom chamber adapted to receive the reproducer and tone-arm of a talking machine after the same have been swung back into an inoperative position, and pivoted means for rendering said forward storage chamber accessible'from the forward end therefor for the introduction and .withdrawal'of record tablets. a

5. A casing comprising a box-shaped body member having a partitionforming a chamber therebeneath which is adaptedto receive driving mechanism for a talking machine, Vmeans including a wall extending in a direction from front to rear of said body member beneath said partition to constitute a sound amplifying horn, a -cover member including a top and side walls hinged to said body member, and record storage means within the chamber formed by the top and side walls of said cover, said record storage means being provided witha movable member to facilitate access to the records and being spaced from one of the side walls of said cover to provide an open bottom chamber adapted to receive thereproduccr and type wherein a'recordcarrier and a tone arm. provided with a reproducer, are operatively mounted on a sunken part1t1onwith- .in said casing, the combination with the casing ofa cover member hinged at its rear end to the casing, and a partition dlvlding the cover lnto a forward storage chamber for talking-machine sound records substantially filling the forward parts of said cover,

said partition extending from side to side of said cover member and from the forward end of the cover member to a point laterally spaced from the' rear, hinged end of said coverVmember,-the space between the termination of the partition and the rear, hinged side of said cover member constituting a chamber or open vbottom space for receiving said tone arm and reproduoer when the latter are swung out of position for en gagement with the record 011 the record carrier and the cover is moved to closed position. I

In testimony that I claim the. foregoing as my invention, Iaffix my signature, this 19th day of November, A. D. 1924.

A THUR STECHBAR'T 

